Seventeen U.S. states, whose elections were won by President Donald Trump, told the Supreme Court on Wednesday they support Texas bid to reverse President-elect Joe Biden projected Electoral College Victory, reports CNBC. The filing backs Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who asked the Supreme Court for permission to sue Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin, of which Biden won, over their voting processes.
- Paxton says that a block is warranted because of improper changes to voting procedures in the past year, different treatment of voters in Democratic-heavy areas, and voting “irregularities.”
- The four swing-state defendants will file their replies in opposition to Paxton’s requests of the court by 3 p.m. on Thursday.
- The court filing was signed by former officials who worked in Republican administrations and multiple former Senate members and House of Representatives.
- Later Wednesday, Trump filed a motion, in his individual capacity as the president, to intervene in the case.
- The filing comes as all states have certified their presidential election results, which show Biden easily won the national popular vote.
- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel on Tuesday termed Paxton’s filing a publicity stunt.
- On Tuesday, the Supreme Court declined to hear a separate bid from Trump-allied Republicans challenging Biden’s win in Pennsylvania.
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